PROMISE Scholarship

The PROMISE Scholarship is sponsored by the state of West Virginia for
West Virginia resident students, and currently pays up to $4,750 per year for
four undergraduate years at any public college or university in West Virginia,
or an equivalent amount to an in-state private college.

Please review the PROMISE Scholarship website at
cfwv.com for an in-depth review of this opportunity and current scholarship
criteria. Additional details can be found under our
PROMISE FAQs.

To be considered for PROMISE, you are required to complete the PROMISE application
by March 1 for the upcoming year
and you must also submit the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before March 1 - even
if you don’t think you’ll qualify for need-based financial assistance.

The deadline has been extended to March 30, 2018 for incoming freshmen for Fall 2018.

Why Should You Use PROMISE to Attend WVU?

Simply put, no other college or university in the state can offer you everything
that we can. The PROMISE Scholarship is a reward for your hard work and
academic achievement, and at WVU you can continue to reward yourself
by getting the most for your money. In fact, close to 40 percent of all PROMISE Scholarship
recipients choose to attend WVU. Additionally, WVU’s renewal rate for
the scholarship from the freshmen to sophomore level is approximately 84 percent,
while the upperclass level renewal rate is 90 percent. Both of these are above
the statewide renewal rates overall for PROMISE Scholarship recipients.

What WVU offers is the ability to make your dreams come true. We offer
a vast array of areas of study at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional
degree levels. You can study traditional fields like journalism, engineering, and
business or participate in one-of-a-kind majors like biometric systems and forensic
identification. Our faculty members are known internationally for their groundbreaking
research (earning $150 million in annual grants last year), yet they always have
time to answer your questions.

Our tradition of academic excellence has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars so far – you
could be the next! Because of the value of our degrees and highly successful alumni,
our job placement rate is 100% in many majors.

We know that true education is about more than what goes on in the classroom, so
our student-centered focus helps you learn more about yourself and others. WVU’s
first year courses, faculty members, and resident assistants guide students
through the first year. WVUp All Night provides free food and fun activities every
weekend. Our modern Student Recreation Center has 177,000 square feet of weight/fitness
equipment; two pools, an elevated jogging track, basketball, volleyball, racquetball
courts, a whirlpool that seats 20, and a 50-foot indoor climbing wall. Other great
facilities include the Downtown Library Complex and the Life Sciences Building. WVU combines
benefits such as over 300 different student organizations to join and a diverse
student body with a safe campus located in a town ranked as the ”#1 Small City
in America.” In West Virginia, WVU is the only school that offers all
of these opportunities, and you would be hard-pressed to find this many opportunities
anywhere.

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY'S PROMISE TO YOU

In addition to the PROMISE Scholarship, you may be eligible for other institutional
scholarships. We are partnering with the state to make sure that you have
ample resources to pursue your degree at WVU. We are committed to helping
you reach your educational goals without burdening you with excessive student loan
debt. You may receive your institutional scholarship in addition to PROMISE (some
exceptions may exist).

Here’s how it works – your total bill for tuition, fees, and housing (if applicable)
is calculated. Then, we deduct the amount of your PROMISE Scholarship
and any other financial aid from the amount you owe. If your scholarships
and other funds exceed the amount of your bill, you will receive a refund check
that can be used for other expenses, such as textbooks, meals, laundry, etc.

UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE

If you are curious about the world and find challenges exciting, the University Honors
College is where you belong. Our Honors students are just like you: they need to
know more, stay active, and take academic risks. In the University Honors College
you discover new ideas and surpass your goals. Freshmen are considered for admission
based on ACT or SAT scores, high school GPA, and completion
of an essay. For more information, visit
www.honors.wvu.edu, email
honors@mail.wvu.edu, or phone 304-293-2100.